Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Berd probably won’t appreciate their revolutionary polymer spokes being referred to as “strings.” But, if you get a chance to hold a few, I think you’ll agree that they’re just as flexible and floppy as thick pieces of string – and entirely unlike the stiff stainless-steel spokes that all…
by Stan Purdum In the world of bikepacking — off-road and back-country bicycle touring — the key to being able to carry enough gear for multi-day trips is to use a combination of packs. Typically, those include large seat bags and handlebar bags, smaller frame bags and even smaller peripheral bags and cages wherever they…
If you’ve been a cyclist for a long time, you remember the days of getting the Bike Nashbar catalog in the mail, often because you signed up for a bike racing license. I fondly remember thumbing through the pages in the 1980s and early 1990s, looking at all the great cycling gear that I wish…
by Sheri Rosenbaum Topeak Shuttle Gauge Digital https://www.topeak.com/us/en/products/gauges/1085-shuttle–gauge-digital Hot! For use on its own or with hand/floor pump Superb accuracy – digital PSI reading identical to floor pump analog dial Measures PSI, Bar or KG/CM2 For use with all types of tires from road to MTB to Fat Starts registering at 0.5 PSI, good for…
On a recent trip to Brooklyn, I noticed that almost all the delivery bikes were the exact same brand and often the same model. The Arrow 7 E-bike. But what was this brand? I had never heard of it. Online searches don’t reveal anywhere you can actually buy them. And I’ve never seen one outside…
